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Piper Jaffray asked 1,536 U.S. Netflix (NFLX) subscribers if they would subscribe to both Disney's (DIS) new streaming service and Netflix, only Netflix or only Disney+, analyst Michael Olson tells investors in a research note. Piper indicated that the Disney+ price point is $7 per month, which it believes will prove to be only an introductory price. The results show that 73% of U.S. Netflix subscribers do not expect to subscribe to Disney+, 20% expect to subscribe to both services, and only 7% indicated that they will cancel Netflix and subscribe to Disney+, Olson tells investors in a research note. The results suggest Netflix's risk of share loss is limited to a small percentage of its base, concludes the analyst. As such, he expects Netflix to continue to "capture a significant portion of the tidal wave of traditional content dollars that are migrating to streaming." Olson maintains an Overweight rating on Netflix shares with a $440 price target. The stock closed Friday down $1.71 to $361.04.

Morgan Stanley analyst Benjamin Swinburne said his firm's annual streaming video survey showed that Netflix (NFLX) remains the most widely used service, with 48% of respondents identifying themselves as users. Of interest, 50% of Netflix users also use Amazon (AMZN) Prime Video, 64% of Prime members use Netflix and 81% of Hulu users said they use Netflix, all of which are up from the prior survey. Also, 37% of respondents expressed some level of interest in subscribing to Disney+ (DIS) at $8/month, which is higher than the price point the company announced, and 60% of respondents who reported having children expressed some level of interest, noted Swinburne. Hulu is a joint venture of Disney and Comcast (CMCSA).

04/26/19

IMPC

04/26/19NO CHANGETarget $458IMPCOutperform

Imperial trims Netflix target to $458 after senior notes issuance

Imperial Capital analyst David Miller lowered his price target for Netflix to $458 from $463 saying the company this week tapped the high yield market for the ninth time in the last six years by issuing $2.24B of senior notes in two series. The proceeds will likely go almost entirely towards international content acquisition, mostly on the self-produced side, "which obviously drives subscriber growth," Miller tells investors in a research note. He believes Netflix has a history of using the bond market effectively and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares.

04/30/19

JPMS

04/30/19NO CHANGETarget $1310JPMSOverweight

Alphabet sub-20% sales growth to bring share pressure, says JPMorgan

JPMorgan analyst Doug Anmuth expects Alphabet (GOOGL) shares to be under pressure in the near-term given the company's sub-20% revenue growth in Q1 and downward earnings revisions. The exact drivers of Alphabet's slowing sales are unclear, and frustration around the company's lack of transparency will only increase, Anmuth tells investors in a post-earnings research note. The analyst, however, points out that Alphabet has maintained 20%-plus growth for a very long time, off a large base. He maintains an Overweight rating on the stock with a $1,310 price target but prefers shares of Facebook (FB), Amazon.com (AMZN) and Netflix (NFLX) to Alphabet.

05/07/19

BMOC

05/07/19NO CHANGETarget $170BMOCOutperform

Disney price target raised to $170 from $140 at BMO Capital

BMO Capital analyst Daniel Salmon raised his price target on Disney (DIS) to $170 and kept his Outperform rating ahead of its Q2 results, saying he expects an "upbeat quarter" and positive commentary around June quarter's main events of Endgame box office and the first Edge of Galaxy opening. The analyst also believes that the company will join Netflix (NFLX) and Amazon (AMZN) at the helm of global streaming while noting that its Star Wars themed lands its theme parks and the launch of Disney+ will materialize as catalysts for this year.

DISDisney

$134.06

0.45 (0.34%)

05/07/19

IMPC

05/07/19NO CHANGETarget $147IMPCOutperform

Disney price target raised to $147 from $139 at Imperial Capital

Imperial Capital analyst David Miller raised his price target for Disney to $147 from $139 and maintains an Outperform rating on the shares. The stock closed yesterday up 67c to $135.00. The analyst is comfortable with his fiscal Q2 estimates going into tomorrow's results.

05/09/19

JPMS

05/09/19NO CHANGETarget $150JPMSOverweight

Disney continues to deliver in every segment, says JPMorgan

JPMorgan analyst Alexia Quadrani reiterates an Overweight rating on Disney with a $150 price target following last night's "strong" quarter. The company's upside to revenue and profits was driven by the core business, which has largely been overshadowed in recent months in anticipation of the Disney+ unveiling, Quadrani tells investors in a post-earnings research note. She believes Disney continues to deliver in every segment, with notable upside this quarter at the Parks. However, the stock may remain range bound near term following the recent run as near-term estimates fluctuate given the lack of clarity around Fox's financial contribution, says the analyst. Nonetheless, she believes Disney shares have the potential to further re-rate in the longer term.

05/09/19

FBCO

05/09/19NO CHANGETarget $130FBCONeutral

Disney price target raised to $130 from $114 at Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse analyst Douglas Mitchelson raised his price target for Disney to $130 from $114 as he believes adding Fox is accretive to long-term value, increasing terminal growth to 3% from 2%, and rolling his target forward one year to 2019. The analyst reiterates a Neutral rating on the shares.

According to a regulatory filing, Ryan Graves informed Uber Technologies of his intention to resign as a member of the company's board of directors, effective as of May 27, 2019, including any committees of the board of directors on which he serves. Graves' resignation was not the result of any disagreement between Graves and the company, its management, board of directors or any committee thereof, or with respect to any matter relating to the company's operations, policies or practices, according to the filing.

U.S. Energy announced that on May 21, Nasdaq notified the company that as a result of not having received its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31. 2019, and because the company is delinquent in filing its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, the company does not comply with the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) for continued listing on the Exchange. This notification has no effect on the listing of the company's common stock at this time. However, pursuant to the notice, the company was required to submit a plan by May 23, 2019 to comply with the Exchange's requirements for continued listing.

Apple is being sued by customers alleging that the U.S. tech giant is unlawfully disclosing and selling information about users' iTunes purchases as well as their personal data, Bloomberg's Robert Burnson reports. The customers claim that such alleged practices are contrary to Apple's promise in advertising that "What happens on your iPhone stays on your iPhone," Burnson notes. Reference Link

SuperCom received a notification from Nasdaq for not having timely filed its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2018, as previously disclosed by the company on May 16, 2019. The company does not comply with the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1). This notice from Nasdaq has no effect currently on the listing of the company's common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

U.S. Energy announced that Nasdaq notified the company that as a result of not having received the company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31 and because the company is delinquent in filing its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, the company does not comply with the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250 for continued listing on the exchange. This notification has no effect on the listing of the company's common stock at this time. However, pursuant to the notice, the company was required to submit a plan by May 23 to comply with the exchange's requirements for continued listing. The company has submitted the plan to the exchange. If the exchange accepts the company's Plan, the exchange may grant an exception of up to 180 calendar days from the Form 10-K's due date, or until October 14 to regain compliance. The company continues to work toward the filing of the Form 10-Q and the Form 10-K with the SEC as soon as practicable.

Qiagen (QGEN) announced the launch of its therascreen PIK3CA RGQ PCR Kit after it received U.S. regulatory approval as a companion diagnostic to aid in identifying breast cancer patients eligible for treatment with PIQRAY, a newly approved therapy developed and marketed by Novartis (NVS). The therascreen PIK3CA Kit is the first companion diagnostic assay to obtain premarket approval from the FDA for use in any cancer indication for detection of activating mutations in the PIK3CA gene. It is also the first FDA approved assay for guiding treatment decisions in breast cancer using plasma specimens as a liquid biopsy.

Brazil's ANAC said it has suspended all flights and operations of Avianca Brasil in the South American nation as a precuartionary measure, Reuters reports. The move follows Avianca's filing for bankruptcy in late 2018, the report says. "All the flights are suspended until the company proves it has the capacity to maintain operations safely," ANAC said. Reference Link

Apple has bought Tueo Health, a start-up that was making a system to help parents monitor asthma symptoms in sleeping kids, CNBC's Christina Farr and Steve Kovach report, citing a person familiar with the deal. It is not clear how much the U.S. tech giant paid for the start-up, the authors note. Reference Link

A review of Boeing's grounded 737 MAX aircraft has expanded to include emergency procedures used by pilots on earlier models of the plane, further delaying its return to service, the Wall Street Journal's Andy Pasztor reports, citing U.S. government officials. The FAA hasn't questioned the safety of older aircraft currently in service, but the broadened review will play a major role in adding months to the time expected to get the grounded fleet of 737 MAX jets back in the skies, Pasztor notes. As part of the FAA's safety analysis of a proposed software fix for the fleet, the agency is also weighing changes to how pilots of the entire 737 family are trained to respond when the flight-control computer or other systems suddenly push the jet's nose down, the author says. Reference Link

The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), the SPX option derived measure of implied volatility, fell 1.07 today to close at 15.85, while the underlying SPX index gained 3.82 to close at $2826.06, a 0.14% increase. 274,267 VIX option contracts traded, 38.73% of the typical daily volume for the product. Calls made up 74.0% of the volume.

Volume was average for this time of day. Breadth was mixed with issues and volume bullish while new highs to new lows were bearish (negative divergence). Advancing Issues: 2009 / Declining Issues: 1048 -- for a ratio of 1.9 to 1. Advancing Volume: 915,942,000 / Declining Volume: 681,710,000 -- for a ratio of 1.3 to 1. New 52-Week Highs: 57 / New 52-Week Lows: 114.

Volume was below average for this time of day. Breadth was bullish across the board. Advancing Issues: 1963 / Declining Issues: 956 -- for a ratio of 2.1 to 1. Advancing Volume: 1,549,354,000 / Declining Volume: 986,891,000 -- for a ratio of 1.6 to 1. New 52-Week Highs: 138 / New 52-Week Lows: 89.

Regional Health Properties, Inc. announcement concerning the company's noncompliance with the continued listing standards of NYSE American LLC. On May 21, 2019, the company received an official notice of noncompliance from the Exchange stating that the company is not in compliance with the Exchange's continued listing standards under the timely filing criteria outlined in Section 1007 of the Exchange's company Guide because the company failed to timely file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2019, which was due to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than May 20, 2019. For the reasons previously disclosed in its Form 12b-25 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 16, 2019, the company has not timely filed the Delayed Form 10-Q because additional time is needed to finalize the Delayed Form 10-Q and furnish the XBRL Interactive Data File exhibits required by Item 601b101 of Regulation S-K. The company is actively working to complete the Delayed Form 10-Q and intends to file the Delayed Form 10-Q under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, within the next thirty days. As a result of the foregoing, the company has become subject to the procedures and requirements of Section 1007 of the Company Guide. During the six-month period from the date of the Filing Delinquency, the Exchange will monitor the company and the status of the Delayed Form 10-Q and any subsequent reports until the Filing Delinquency is cured. If the company fails to cure the Filing Delinquency within the Initial Cure Period, the Exchange may, in its sole discretion, allow the company's securities to be traded for up to an additional six-month period, depending on the company's specific circumstances. If the Exchange determines that an Additional Cure Period is not appropriate, suspension and delisting procedures will commence in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 1010 of the Company Guide.